7 - PAGE 8 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, February 7, 2010 They DARE to resist drugs Ninety-six fifth-grade students from Wycallis Elementary School graduated from the DARE (Drug Awareness and Resistance Education) program at the school. The program, formerly funded by the state, is now sponsored by King- ston Township. Abigail Noone receives a DARE tee-shirt for graduating from the fifth-grade DARE class at Wycallis Elementary School. SCHOOL BRIEFS Applications available Admissions Office at 270- for theater academy 2160. Applications are now being M taken for the Music Box Theatre PH S DEK In ill t Academy, a musical theatre ommittee wi mee workshop for students ages 13 The Dallas High School to 18, at the Music Box Dinner ~~ 2010 Graduation Lock-In Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Committee will meet at 7 Swoyersville. p.m. on Thursday, Feb.18, in Tuition is $275 per person the Dallas High School Li- and sessions begin April 27. brary. Students will perform Disney’s Grocery certificates for Mr. “High School Musical 2” on Z’s and Thomas’ Family Mar- ket will be sold in increments of $50 at this meeting. Stu- dents are now being asked to e-mail a baby or toddler photo and a photo from se- nior year to lockinpics@com- June 18, 19, and 20. Call 283- 2195 for information and enroll- ment forms. Education Center holds registration Trucksville Early Childhood ~~ ¢ast.net for the Lock-In vid- Education Center (formerly €o. Photos will be returned Trucksville Nursery School) is the night of the Lock-In. currently registering students for the 2010-11 school year. The center offers classes for children ages 2 to 6 years old. The center offers morning and afternoon programs, as well Schoenberg Festival at Seminary Wyoming Seminary Upper School will present a special Schoenberg Festival, offering as a Kindergarten Extension instrumental and vocal music Program for morning kindergar- by Arnold Schoenberg, at 8 ten students in the Dallas p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 20, School District. and Tuesday, Feb. 23, in the Families may call 696-3899 for Great Hall of Wyoming Semi- an appointment to tour the nary, 228 Wyoming Ave., just center. Walk-ins are also wel- north of Kingston Corners. come at any time. The Saturday concert will present Schoenberg’s piano trio “Verklaerte Nacht” and several short pieces by Schoenberg’s student Anton von Webern; the Tuesday performance will feature Schoenberg’s melodrama “Pierrot Lunaire.” Both concerts are free and open to the public. MU sets Movie Night The Misericordia University Student Activities Department has announced the campus will begin to offer movies in the recently renovated Lemmond Theater in Walsh Hall. The schedule includes “Pre- cious” at 3 and 8 p.m. today, Feb. 7; and “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” at 3and 8 p.m.on Program addresses Sunday, March 14. elder abuse Admission is $1 for Miser- The Luzerne-Wyoming icordia students with ID and $2 Counties Elder Abuse Task for the general public. Force of Pennsylvania will For more information, call host two free elder financial 674-6411. abuse education programs, “Protecting Yourself from Lock-In fundraiser at Friendly's Elder Financial Fraud: Don’t Become a Victim!” from 10 The Dallas Lock-In Commit- a.m. to noon on Monday, tee will hold a fundraiser at March 8, in Sandy and Mar- Friendly’s Restaurant in Dallas lene Insalaco Hall at Miser- from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday icordia University. Feb. 10. To register, call 822-1158. A percentage of eat-in and Lunch will be served follow- take-out sales from that night ing the noon workshop and will be donated to the LockIn. light refreshments will be available at the evening pro- Seminary schools host Visitation Day gram. Deadline for regis- tration is March 1. The Wyoming Seminary Up- » : per School in Kingston and Lock-In fundrai ser Lower School in Forty Fort are ~~ @t T.G.l. Friday's offering a Visitation Day for area =~ Back Mountain residents elementary, middle aKnd high are asked to support the school students and their fam- Dallas High School Grad ilies on Monday, Feb. 15. Lock-In by eating in or taking Registration will begin at 8 food out at T.G.I. Friday's in a.m. at the Lower School and at Wilkes-Barre any Wednesday 8:30 a.m. at the Upper School. or Thursday until May 20, Visiting students will attend 2010. classes, tour campus and have A portion of sales will be lunch. Parent tours also will be ~~ donated to the Lock-In and available. For more information or to coupons must be presented to servers. Coupons can be schedule a visit, call the Lower printed from the Dallas School Admission Office at School District Web site.. 718-6610 and the Upper School CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Ninety-six students from four fifth-grade classes at Wycallis Elementary School pledge their rejection of drugs during a DARE pro- gram at the school. The program, once funded by the state, is now sponsored by Kingston Township. ha ¢ wt Chris Butler handily serves up desserts. Serving up spaghetti for THON Toby Diltz, a chef from Ea- gles Mere Inn, was a guest at a fundraiser spaghetti dinner held last week by Dallas High School Mini-THON at the Dallas Middle School cafete- ria. All proceeds raised at the event will go towards con- quering childhood cancer at the Penn state Hershey Chil- dren’s Hospital through the Four Diamonds Fund. At PSU each year, a 489- hour dance marathon called THON is held in order to raise money for the Four Dia- monds Fund. THON, the largest student run-philanthropy in the world, has raised over $30 million for the children. Dallas High School stu- dents have been involved with Mini-THON since 2005 and raised over $13,000 last year. CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DLLAS POST Behind the cafeteria counter, Adrienne Box distributes take-out dinners. Eagles Mere chef Toby Diltz advises Adrienne Box, left, and Stephanie Dosiak on culinary tech- niques while in the kitchen. Locals named to The University of Scranton has announced its dean’s list, which recognizes students for academic excellence during the 2009 fall semester. A stu- dent must have a grade point average of 3.5 or better with a minimum number of credit hours to make the dean’s list. The list includes students from the College of Arts and Sciences, the Kania School of Management, the Panuska University of Scranton dean's list College of Professional Stud- ies and the College of Gradu- ate and Continuing Educa- tion. More than 1,300 students were named to the Jesuit uni- versity’s dean’s list. The following Back Moun- tain residents have been named to the list: Elyse C. Benoit, Shaver- town; Brendan M. Bradford, Shavertown; Nicole E. Clem- on, Dallas: Bimily L-Deubler, ¥ Dallas; Alison R. Grant, Dal- las; Elena M. Habersky, Dal- las; Christine E. Marley, Dal- las; Michael R. Moleski, Dal- las; Sara E. Nardone, Shaver- town; Emily ‘R. Popson, Shavertown; Stephanie R. Pugh, Luzerne; Krystal A. Robinson, Shavertown; Ro- semary A. Shaver, Shaver- town; Edward S. Stredny, Dal- las; and Lauren Weaver, Sha- vertown. ation. Play offers laughs “How to Eat Like A cri) And Other Lessons on NO Being a Grownup” will be pre- sented at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 12,inthe Amato Auditorium at the Lower School, 1560 Wyom- ing Ave., Forty Fort. An encore performance will also be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13. This production is open to the public; donations will be taken at the door and all pro- ceeds will benefit the Wyom- ing Valley Children’s Associ-
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